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2025 College Football Playoff Rankings: Georgia debuts at No. 5

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Nov 1, 2025; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) runs with the ball in the second half against the Florida Gators at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

The initial College Football Playoff rankings are out for the 2025 season, and Georgia is ranked No. 5. The Bulldogs hold that spot with just one loss, to the nation’s No. 4 team, and two wins over teams ranked in the Top 25.

Georgia started the season with three straight wins over Marshall, Austin Peay, and Tennessee. The Bulldogs needed overtime in that SEC opener vs. the Volunteers, ranked No. 25 in the initial College Footbal Playoff rankings, tying the game at 38 in regulation with a fourth-down touchdown connection between Gunner Stockton and London Humphreys to make it 38-36. Stockton then found Zachariah Branch for the two-point conversion to even things up. The Bulldogs won the game by holding Tennessee to a field goal and scoring a touchdown in the first overtime series.

After its first bye week of the season, Georgia dropped its only game thus far. Alabama came into Sanford Stadium and beat the Bulldogs 24-21 as the home team squandered a couple of plate opportunities.

Since then, Georgia has reeled off four straight victories against SEC foes. It got back on track with a comfortable 35-14 win over Kentucky where the Bulldogs led 35-7 entering the fourth quarter before emptying the bench.

Next the Bulldogs traveled to Auburn and trailed 10-0 before scoring 20 unanswered points to take down the Tigers for the ninth straight time. The Bulldogs forced a fumble inches from their own goal line to start the rally.

Kirby Smart and company returned to Athens the next week to take on Ole Miss, currently ranked No. 6. The Rebels scored touchdowns on their first five possessions, but Stockton helped Georgia keep pace. When the Bulldog defense got a couple of stops in the fourth quarter, the offense responded with a pair of touchdowns and a field goal to win 43-35.

UGA followed that up with a trip to Jacksonville and left with its fifth straight win over Florida. Once again, it required fourth-quarter heroics with Chauncey Bowens ripping off a 36-yard touchdown run to put Georgia on top with 4:36 to go. The defense responded with a four and out, allowing the offense to milk the final three minutes and 13 seconds off the clock.

The Bulldogs have two games left against top 20 teams. Texas, the Bulldogs’ opponent on November 15, is ranked No. 11. Georgia Tech, UGA’s opponent on November 29, is ranked No. 17.

Next up for Georgia is a trip to Starkville to take on Mississippi State. That game is set for a 12 p.m. ET kickoff and it will air on ESPN.

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